In the late ‘90s and early 2000s, automakers went wild with concept trucks and SUVs that tried to capitalize on the growing ...
As of August 2025, no truck maker or startup has deployed autonomous platooning of semi trucks where the following trucks operate without any human drivers at any location. Platooning will have no ...
Funding for the Department of Energy’s SuperTruck program has apparently ended, leaving the five concept Class 8 trucks from SuperTruck 2 as its final completed prototypes. The trucks from Daimler, ...
Semi trucks are the undisputed titans of the highway — rumbling, ground-shaking workhorses that keep the world moving. But for a select few drivers, just transporting freight was never enough. These ...
Canadian start-up Edison Motors may not seem like much at first glance — consisting of fewer than two dozen people in a large tent — but their idea of bringing series hybrid technology to semi-trucks ...
Editor’s Note: 4/7/2025, 11:49 a.m.: This article has been updated to include new information regarding autonomous vehicle technology and the discontinuation of the Cruise robo-taxi service.
Volvo Trucks reveals FH Aero Electric long-distance electric semi, offering a range of 372 miles. The truck features 780 kWh worth of batteries and was engineered with MCS (megawatt charging system) ...